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Monday, March 25, 2013

Weekly Challenge #111

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Happy Monday!

It was my last day of work on Tuesday, and it was a bittersweet goodbye. Mostly i felt supported by the staff, in my decision to stay home with my kids. And there were cupcakes. who doesn't love cupcakes?

After i said good bye i settled into my homemaker job.
I have the BEST job. Ever.

Just another busy day at the office....

Chewie and I made brownies.

While the brownies cooled, we had a quick photo session

love.

Chewie is SOOOO proud of the brownies we made.
We got the recipe from pinterest, it was a success!

Artoo had some pudding.

Chewie and I had this

A shot of my backyard... so much snow. Ridiculous.

Captured moments from my new job. Love this.

i did a quick sketch of myself, i'm trying to figure a way of doing a quick self portrait for art journalling...

time for the challenge...

Weekly Challenge #111: "More-Mooka-Madness Monotangle-Mania"

This challenge really came out of a facebook conversation in our CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) page when someone challenged us to fess up to tangles that we don't do because we're not fond of them, or have trouble with them.

I'm pretty sure i've said before how Mooka is one of my 'tough ones'. I said as much in the facebook thread, and it turns out i'm not the only one.

I had the idea to return to the drawing board, or tile as it were, and revisit Mooka... it's been almost exactly 2 years since it was released to the world...

also - to make it a Monotangle.
A Monotangle is a term (created by my hubby b-rad) to describe a Zentangled piece consisting of a SINGLE tangle and it's variations.

Before i started my tile, i re-watched the video a few times to get a feel for the tangle again, as demonstrated by Maria.

Also, i think i've mentioned before that i have an Original Maria Thomas tattooed on my body! True story!

Calligraphy done by Maria Thomas

What's that i see embellishing the "T"? Why, it's mooka! Also, i'd be lying if i said i didn't refer back to my left arm on a regular basis to see 'how Maria does it'.

The challenge this week is to use ONLY MOOKA and it's tangleations to explore it's capabilities.

Here's my take on it. Y'know - try as i might, i just couldn't get the "flow" that i love when Maria does it. I decided to try again... now that i was warmed up...

I used a black tile, mostly because there was one right next to me. And i have to say that i'm quite pleased with this one. I don't think i'm quite comfortable putting this one into my list of 'go-to' tangles, but i definitely want to keep exploring this one. It feels like the more i do it, the looser i feel, the better my little mooka pods turn out

Have fun!

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tiles to the slideshow on Sunday. You're still more than welcome to do
the challenges and add your name to the linkey machine.

I will be
more diligent with the linkey machine - by editing out the ones that
don't work, the doubles, the links that lead to nowhere, the links that
go just to blog home pages (this is why we need those site specific
urls), and the spam. And there is some spam. PLEASE do not put your
*home* page in the linkey machine... please? for me??

39 comments:

I'm glad you're enjoying your new job! I'm not so glad :-) with the challenge, because I'm also one of the people that feel that this is a (too) hard tangle for me. But .... I will make an effort (of course) and you wil get it later this week.Today is my birthday and like yesterday, there are visitors coming for a meal tonight.By the way: I like your tile, so it's a GREAT challenge.

Oh boy, this will be "blood, sweat & tears" again, for I totally agree with you, LOL! Perhaps I'll do better if I take a brownie too. That's one of the advantages of your new job: making your boys and yourself happy in no time!!

Thank you so much for this CHallenge and for forcing me discover new tangles - all above the ones i immediately fell in love with :)wish you all the best in your new Job! Have fun with your kids, they are only once young!

Hey, it's Traci F. Can only comment as anonymous for some reason ... UgggggFirst, love the pics of your boys. They are adorable. Second, so happy you get to stay home with them ... That is THE most important job out there. Third, thank you for the challenge! Until today I didn't much like Mooka but you'll be glad to know that we've bonded and will be great pals from this day forward!You are such an inspiration. Thank you!

I hope you LOVE your new job. It will be the hardest and the most rewarding one you have ever held. Enjoy, I know your boys will, all three of them!Mooka, mooka, mooka. the more you do the more you love!

I have so many pics of my girls when they were little licking the beaters or the brownie bowl....thanks for the good memory! Enjoy every one of those sweet (pun) moments with your boys! Mooka is one of those tangles that just gets better with practice. Enjoy you week, Laura!

Laura, I've always considered it the supreme privilege that I got to stay home with my daughter. They are young for such a short time. I did have to do freelance work to stay there, but every moment was so worth it. Your boys are adorable, and although staying home comes with challenges of its own, it is so rewarding!

I haven't commented before on your makeover shots. It looks like you had a great time, and your hair and clothing suits you so wonderfully. Your personality really shines through.

Thanks for the Mooka challenge this week. It's a pattern I've practiced a lot, but one that has been very frustrating for me. Starting last challenge, I am going to be following your lead, and publishing my first tile, regardless of how I feel about it. Hopefully, I have time in the week for a second.

Didn't mean to write a book, here. lol. Have a great week, Laura. Beth (Elizabeth Beveridge on FB).

Wow! After only 24 hours I can't believe how many responses are already here. You do such a great job. I wanted to tell you how happy I am for your decision to change your full time job. Such a wonderful blessing to be able to do that. I only got to do that for a brief two years back when my son was little.Thanks for doing so much for the zentangle/tangle community. I always hate it when I have to miss one.

I really enjoyed wallowing in this lovely pattern. After posting the first try I decided to swing the mooka strokes for a second time, with an idea in mind that was really so simple but such fun. As usual, your challenge has received a great response. I'm sure that reassures you, Laura, that what you are doing for this community of scribblers is really appreciated!

Thank you Laura! I absolutely love this pattern--and how incredibly cool is the original Maria Thomas tattoo!!!!! Love it in both sentiment and look. I wish you the best in your new endeavor as the CEO at Chez Harms--God bless!

Hello, I have discovered your blog a few days ago. Thank you so much for providing those challenges, I am learning to draw from home and it is a good way for me to practice :) I have just put a link to my zentangle, I hope it has worked. Have a nice week-end!

I combined this challenge with last week's challenge and did a mooka ZIA and tried out watercolor pencils. In a couple of weeks Jean Theurkauf is coming to the art center to do a workshop on color so I'm trying to get a little practice in before she gets here!

Re being a stay home mom... I was able to stay home with my kids (who are now teenagers and one is heading to college in September!) and wouldn't trade it for the world. Your photos bring back so many happy memories of baking and playing with them...Enjoy!

Thanks for the great challenge. Even though I'm one of the people who love this tangle and use it often, I've gotten so many wonderful ideas from looking at the entries. Can't wait for the slideshow, because I don't have time to go to every single person individually this week.

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